Hey guys! So I decided to try a soulmate story for Captain America. If you currently read my other story, "The Soldiers Girl" it will continue to update as usual. If you don't, go check it out! Leave a comment below to let me know if you like my story or if you have any comments. If you want a spoiler for the story or if you want to ask me questions, feel free to PM me. Enjoy!
Chapter 1: The First Day
The alarm clock blared loudly into the quiet apartment. A hand shot out and hit the offending machine with enough force it went flying off the side table. From the mound of pillows and blankets, a soft groan of protest could be heard. The blankets shifted before the form inside the cocoon fell back asleep. A few minutes of silence enveloped the bedroom before bells sounded and a cat jumped up on the forms head. A second groan, this one of annoyance, was heard. The cat, however, wasn't silenced as easy as the alarm. She batted the forms head until a pair of blurry eyes poked out and narrowed at her. Smug that she had successfully woken her mistress, the cat head-butted the exposed forehead. A snort of amusement was muffled and then the cat landed on the ground as her mistress rose for the morning. Following her to the bathroom, she waited patiently as the woman showered, brushed her teeth and used the facilities.
Once finished, the cat led her over to her food bowl where food magically would appear. The woman petted her head softly and said something about her being a pretty girl before walking over to the kitchen and pouring food into the monsters bowl. A clicking of nails on the hardwood floor sounded and the large golden monster happily licked the woman. The cat ignored the sounds of cooing at the monster while eating. The woman walked into her bedroom and began dressing. A white short-sleeved collared blouse paired with grey pinstriped dress pants and a grey sweater. Simple pearl earrings were added with black heels and a pearl hair comb held half of the woman's long curly brown hair back from her face. She finished the look with simple makeup and grabbed her purse and keys. Walking back into the main room, she petted the now full cat and dog before leaving. As she walked to her car, she took in the surrounding environment. It was a perfect day to start her new job. As she walked to the nearby metro entrance, one hand unconsciously rubbed her soulmate marks that were spread across her side.
Thirty minutes later, she arrived at the Avengers tower. Taking a deep breath, she walked in and headed to the front desk. The woman sitting there smiled up at her and turned to face her. "Good Morning! How can I help you today?" Pulling out her ID, the woman smiled back. "Good Morning. I am starting my new job here today and was told to ask for Natasha Romanoff. Could you please tell her Michelle Williams is here?" At the mention of her name, the woman brightened significantly and reached for the phone. She spoke into it for a minute before hanging up and turning back to Michelle. "She will be down in a moment. Please take a seat and welcome to the Avengers!" Taking a seat near the double doors, Michelle tried to calm her racing heart.
When Tony Stark and Natasha Romanoff had approached her two weeks ago, she hadn't really thought it was to offer her a job. Imagine her surprise when they had offered her not only a job, but an apartment inside the tower. At the time she hadn't felt comfortable with living in the tower, so she had declined the apartment, however, she had taken the job offer. Her previous job had been horrible. From a boss who hated women, below minimum wage pay, to a co-worker who constantly broke things and blamed her for it, she was ready to toss in the towel. The offer had been amazing timing and she happily put in her notice at work that day. The only reservation she had with working here was her soulmates lived in the building. It was part of the reason she had declined the onsite apartment. She wasn't really sure how she felt about meeting her soulmates, let alone attempting to live one floor below them.
The double doors opened and Natasha walked out. Michelle stood as the spy approached and smoothed out her shirt. Michelle smiled and took the offered hand, noticing the grip was firm. "Welcome to the Avengers Tower. We are all excited to have you here. If you will follow me, we will get you entered into the security systems and off to where you will be working." Natasha led Michelle through the double doors and down a hallway. They reached the security office where she was introduced to Happy, the head of Security, as well as a few other officers. They took her fingerprints, personal information and snapped a picture. An hour later both women left the room with Michelle's new keycard in hand. As they rode the elevator up to the 20th floor, Michelle answered all the questions Natasha fired off at her. Satisfied with her answers, Natasha relaxed a bit and led her to a set of double doors and walked inside.
"Here we are. It has a fully functioning kitchen, bathroom, shower, and office space. A bedroom is over there in case you stay too late and need to crash. The office is the door to the left. It has all the details of your new job, as well as a brand new computer, tablet, and company cell phone. The door across the hall is the filing rooms. Only you have clearance and need to personally escort someone inside. A list of people with access is located on your computer. If you need anything, feel free to ask. Stark has made it clear that whatever you want, you get. Any questions?" Michelle looked around the large rooms. "Is there a reason my office is located in the apartment Mr. Stark tried to offer me? Not that I am complaining, but it seems a little strange."
Nat chuckled and hopped onto the kitchen counter. "The apartment goes with the job. Someone needs to be across the hall from the records at all times, so Stark made this into an apartment. The previous owner of this job lived here full time, but recently got promoted. The job is basically keeping up on the records, both paper and electronically and fulfilling requests for information, but they pay is really good and add a free apartment, it's quite a steal. However, we won't make you move in until you are comfortable with it. A guard will be posted here during the night until that time comes. I understand this is all very new and sudden, but we want you to know that we are really happy to have you here. In fact, there are two men here who have been bouncing off the walls since you accepted the job." Nat said with a soft smirk. Michelle felt a blush creep up her skin and again unconsciously rubbed her soul marks. Her eyes went to the ceiling as if she could find them. A soft chuckle from the spy had her blush increase and she coughed awkwardly.
"Wait, did you say the apartment here is free? No charges at all?" The red-headed spy nodded and Michelle looked around the large apartment. She could barely afford her place now and it wasn't this big. She wondered if she made the right choice in declining the apartment, but had two months to decide if she was going to move in or not before her current apartment contract expired and she had to either renew or find another place. "What about pets? I have a dog and cat. If I did move in, would they be welcome? I can pay a monthly fee for them to live here if needed." Nat smiled and hopped off the counter.
"You can bring your pets here whenever you want. They are always welcome. I know of a blonde super solider who would love to play with the dog and walk it. Actually, every male member would love the dog, and all the females would love to spoil the cat. As for the fee, that would need to be Starks decision, but I can guess he will refuse. He will just make you buy him drinks at a local bar once in a while I'm guessing. Any other questions?" The spy said with an easy smile. Michelle thought for a moment but the job was pretty straight forward. She shook her head no and smiled at the redhead. After a few minutes of discussing security measures, Natasha left and Michelle went into the office. It was huge with large windows lining one wall, a large rosewood desk in front of them. A large plushy chair sat behind the desk. Filing cabinets lined the right wall and bookshelves encased the left wall. Boxes full of files were stacked against the windows in the back. It would take her weeks to get through them all. She sat down behind the desk with a happy sigh. She could get used to this.
The day passed quicker than Michelle had anticipated. At random points of the day, people would come in and introduce themselves to her. At noon, Clint Barton and Sam Wilson had dragged her out of the office to have lunch at a nearby restaurant and spent the hour interrogating her. Around 4 in the afternoon, Mr. Stark and Dr. Banner walked in and chatted with her. Stark had been playfully trying to get her to show him her soulmate marks while Banner had asked about her family. She chuckled as she answered all questions, seeing how protective they were. Currently she was working at her desk, finishing up a stack of files to be entered online when she glanced at the clock. It was 7 pm, way past her work time. Michelle groaned and looked across the room to the open bedroom door and the very inviting bed.
Shaking her head, she saved her work, locked up all the files and gathered her purse before heading out of the apartment. Standing beside the door to the filing rooms was a guard who looked at her as she emerged. She waved goodbye before heading to the elevator. The doors opened and inside where two large men dressed for a workout. She froze as she looked at them, unable to move or speak as they stared back at her. Her gaze traveled to the brunette's metal arm and then to the blondes crossed arms. They were here and were real. Not figments of her imagination. The names on her skin started to tingle as they had a staring match. Finally, she stepped inside and faced the front of the elevator, painfully aware of how close they were. She hit the main level button and the elevator began to descend. Behind her, the men were having a conversation with their eyes, trying to figure out what they should do. They were about to talk to her when the doors opened to the gym and she stepped aside for them, looking anywhere but at them. She could feel a panic attack form in her chest when they didn't leave the elevator. A finger caught her chin and pulled her head towards them, and her hazel eyes met baby blues that were full of kindness.
"Hi…."
A/N: Please review! The next chapter will have Steve and Bucky in it more as they get used to each other.